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The security cabinet of Israel approved on Tuesday night, after a 10-1 vote, a ceasefire agreement mediated by the United States with the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which would end nearly 14 months of fighting related to the war in the Gaza Strip. PUBLICIDAD Hours earlier, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had expressed his support for the ceasefire. In a televised speech, he listed a series of achievements against Israel's enemies in the region. He said that a ceasefire with Hezbollah would further isolate Hamas in Gaza and allow Israel to focus on its main enemy, Iran, which supports both groups. PUBLICIDAD Once the ceasefire approval was known, at the White House, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, delivered the details of the agreement and described it as "good news." Furthermore, he assured that his administration would make a new effort to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza. What are the details of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah? The ceasefire will take effect at 4:00 am local time this Wednesday. The agreement demands an initial two-month ceasefire and would require Hezbollah to end its armed presence in a wide strip of 30 km in southern Lebanon, from the Litani River to the border with Israel, while Israeli troops would withdraw from Lebanese territory. Thousands of additional Lebanese troops and UN blue helmets would be deployed in the south, and an international panel led by the United States would oversee compliance by all parties. But the implementation remains a big question mark, as Israel has demanded the right to act in case Hezbollah violates its obligations. Lebanese officials have rejected including that in the proposal and Biden, while supporting the Israeli stance, said that the agreement “was designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.” Hezbollah has said that it accepts the proposal, but a senior official of the group said on Tuesday that he had not seen the agreement in its final form. "After reviewing the agreement signed by the enemy government, we will see if there is a match between what we declared and what was agreed upon by the Lebanese officials," said Mahmoud Qamati, vice president of Hezbollah's political council, to the Al Jazeera news network. The tragic consequences of the war between Israel and Hezbollah Hezbollah began firing towards northern Israel, allegedly in support of the Palestinians, one day after Hamas carried out its attack on October 7, 2023 in southern Israel, triggering the Gaza war. Israel responded to Hezbollah's fire, and both sides have exchanged barrages of fire since then. In September, Israel escalated its bombing campaign and sent troops to Lebanon, promising to put an end to Hezbollah's fire. More than 3,760 people have died from Israeli fire in Lebanon in the last 13 months, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health authorities. The bombing has displaced 1.2 million people from their homes. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah members. The Hezbollah attack has forced around 50,000 Israelis to leave their homes in the northern part of the country, and their rockets have even reached Tel Aviv. At least 75 people have died, with over half of them being civilians. More than 50 Israeli soldiers died fighting in the ground offensive in Lebanon.Man City blow three-goal lead in Champions League, Bayern beat PSGDescartes Announces Fiscal 2025 Third Quarter Financial Results
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras will be out for six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. Zegras had surgery Thursday, the team announced. Zegras was injured last week on a fairly innocent-looking play during the Ducks' 4-1 loss to Vegas in Anaheim. Zegras and William Karlsson only briefly got their skates and stick blades entangled, but Zegras needed help to get off the ice after taking a fall. Zegras' torn meniscus is his third major injury in just over a year, although a torn meniscus is likely a fortunate outcome for a knee injury that could have been much worse. He was limited to 31 games last season by two injury setbacks, including a broken ankle that required surgery. Zegras has four goals and six assists in 24 games this season for Anaheim, which had lost four straight heading into its road game against Toronto on Thursday night. The Ducks surprisingly activated forward Robby Fabbri from injured reserve before they faced the Maple Leafs. Fabbri had arthroscopic knee surgery on Nov. 15 and is progressing much faster than his initial predicted timeline of six to eight weeks. AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito came out of his first start of the season with a sore throwing arm and his status for Thursday's game against the Cowboys in Dallas is uncertain. DeVito was not listed on Monday's injury report and coach Brian Daboll said he did not know about the injury to the quarterback's right arm until just before the team had a walkthrough practice on Tuesday. Daboll said he was hopeful DeVito would play, but he added that backup Drew Lock will get a couple of extra snaps in the short workout. “If Tommy is good, then Tommy will be the guy,” Daboll said. Having played on Sunday, the Giants (2-9) are prepping for the Cowboys (4-7) with walkthroughs. After the workout on Tuesday, DeVito said his whole body was still sore, even his neck. He planned to test his arm on Wednesday before the team headed to Dallas. “The plan is to play," DeVito said. “We’ll see how I feel tomorrow. Hopefully wake up feeling a little bit better after I get some more treatment today. Looking forward to tomorrow.” DeVito was given the starting job last week when Daboll benched Daniel Jones after five straight losses. Jones asked co-owner John Mara to cut him on Friday and the team released him so he could pursue other opportunities after he cleared waivers on Monday, which he did. DeVito was 21 of 31 for 189 yards in a 30-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was sacked four times and missed one play in the fourth quarter after being hit hard after making a throw. Lock said the uncertainty about playing is the life of a backup. He noted playing one play after DeVito was hurt in the fourth quarter was a first for him. “Always got to be ready,” he said. “No matter what the week, no matter what the situation is, just playing like you’re going to go in there and play. My mindset didn’t change this week, and we’ll see how the rest of the week shakes out.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
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We’ve reached the end of the Arizona football season, sooner than anyone had expected or hoped. To help explain why it concluded prematurely, let’s go back to the beginning. Entering the Aug. 31 opener, we asked first-year Wildcats coach Brent Brennan which statistics, in his view, have the greatest impact on the outcomes of games. He settled on three : turnover margin, third downs and red-zone efficiency. How did Arizona fare in those areas? How did the Wildcats’ success (or failure) in those parts of the game affect their overall success? That’s our three-pronged topic for the 2024 finale of “Cats Stats.” Turnover margin As noted in our Territorial Cup preview , Arizona and Arizona State went from one end of the spectrum to the other in turnover margin this year. Unsurprisingly, their records flipped, as well. Arizona coach Brent Brennan, shown vs. Texas Tech on Oct. 5, cited turnover margin, third downs and the red zone as key areas before the season. The Wildcats did not do well enough in any to avoid a sub-.500 record. The Wildcats ranked fourth in the Pac-12 last season with a turnover margin of plus-5; the Sun Devils were last at minus-11. Entering the Big 12 Championship Game on Saturday, ASU is tied for first in the new league at plus-11; Arizona is tied for ninth at minus-4. Every team in the Big 12 that has a positive turnover margin has a record of 8-4 or better: Colorado, ASU, BYU, Iowa State, Baylor and Texas Tech. All but one team — outlier TCU — that has a margin of minus-4 or worse has a record of 6-6 or worse. The Horned Frogs bucked the trend by going 8-4 during the regular season despite a turnover margin of minus-7. It’s somewhat skewed because TCU was a combined minus-8 in losses to SMU and Houston. Arizona went 2-1 when it had a positive turnover margin this season; 2-1 when it was even; and 0-6 when it was negative. The only loss the Wildcats suffered with a positive turnover margin came against ... the Horned Frogs. Arizona finished in the black in the turnover table in 2023 for the first time since 2017; those are also the Wildcats’ only winning seasons since 2015. Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita, right, gets spun to the turf by Arizona State defensive lineman Elijah O'Neal (15) for a third-quarter sack in the 98th Territorial Cup on Nov. 30, 2024, at Arizona Stadium. Last year’s final figure requires some context. Arizona was minus-5 through two weeks, mainly because of quarterback Jayden de Laura throwing four interceptions at Mississippi State. The Wildcats got it back to even by the end of the regular season — then took the ball away from Oklahoma six times in the Alamo Bowl while giving it away only once. The 2023 Wildcats’ fortunes changed when de Laura got hurt and Noah Fifita became the starter. Fifita threw only six interceptions in 333 pass attempts, a 1.8% INT rate. Fifita took a step backward in that area this year, throwing 12 interceptions in 430 attempts (2.8%). Those 12 picks tied for the most in the Big 12. One final stat worth noting here: Arizona was plus-7 in “net fumbles” last year, recovering 10 while losing three. The Wildcats were plus-1 this year (eight gained, seven lost). Third downs Arizona had an extremely efficient third-down offense in 2023, less so in 2024. The Wildcats converted 48.8% of their third downs last year, second best in the Pac-12; they converted 42.9% this year, ranking sixth in the Big 12. Far too often, Arizona put itself in third-and-long situations. One way we can illustrate that is by looking at the dispersal of Fifita’s pass attempts. In 2023, Fifita attempted 96 passes on third down, per CFBStats.com . Forty-nine, or 51%, came in situations where Arizona needed 7 or more yards. This year, that figure was 63.6% (70 of 110). The numbers are similar for third-and-10-plus: 28.1% (27 of 96) in 2023, 38.2% (42 of 110) in ’24. Fifita’s extraordinary efficiency in third-and-long situations last year turned out to be unrepeatable. He completed 73.5% of his passes when needing 7 or more yards on third down in 2023; this year, that figure fell to 55.7%. Related: Fifita had only three pass attempts on fourth down last year. (He went 2 of 3.) This year he had nine (4 of 9). Arizona actually improved — significantly — in third-down efficiency down the stretch. The Wildcats converted 50.6% (39 of 77) of their third downs in the final five games vs. 36.6% (34 of 93) in the first seven. The latter included a 0-for-10 performance vs. Northern Arizona — the first sign of real trouble for the UA offense. Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita, shown during the first half against TCU on Nov. 23, threw twice as many interceptions in 2024 as he did in '23. None of that correlated to the win-loss ledger: Arizona went 3-4 in the first seven games, 1-4 in the last five. Defensively, the UA finished with the same third-down rate as last year: Opponents converted 41.5% in both seasons. The Wildcats’ inability to get off the field unquestionably hurt them against Colorado (9 of 18) and West Virginia (7 of 16). The Mountaineers also killed the Cats on fourth down (4 of 4). Speaking of which: In the two Big 12 games they won, the Wildcats held their opponents (Utah and Houston) to a combined 0 of 8 on fourth down. In the other conference games, UA foes converted 11 of 15. Red zone This was a major point of emphasis under the previous staff, and Arizona steadily improved at it during Jedd Fisch’s tenure. They went from a 30.8% touchdown rate in 2021 to 59.3% in ’22 to 66.7% in ’23. The latter ranked sixth in the Pac-12 and tied for 30th nationally. The ’24 Cats were slightly worse, coming in at 62.5%, which ranks 11th in the Big 12 and 62nd nationally (one spot ahead of title-game-bound Iowa State). Arizona running back Quali Conley, right, did not have a single red-zone snap against ASU in the 2024 Territorial Cup game on Nov. 30 at Arizona Stadium. But that doesn’t tell the story of Arizona’s offensive struggles. The 2023 Wildcats reached the red zone 57 times, fifth most in the Pac-12 and tied for 27th nationally. The ’24 team had 24 red-zone possessions — second fewest in the country (ahead of only Kent State, which didn’t win a game). In other words, Arizona’s offense was so dysfunctional that the Wildcats seldom advanced beyond the 20-yard line. The Territorial Cup epitomized that: The UA didn’t have a single red-zone snap. Defensively, Arizona went from allowing a red-zone touchdown rate of 56% in 2023 (fourth best in the Pac-12) to 67.9% in 2024 (14th in the 16-team Big 12). UA opponents reached the red zone 53 times. Only seven FBS teams faced more such possessions, and only one, Mississippi State, plays in a power conference. Each week throughout the season, we share data compiled by our colleagues at Pro Football Focus, who grade every snap taken by every player across college football. Here are some notable figures from Arizona’s season-ending loss to ASU and the 2024 campaign overall: ASU GAME Highest-graded offensive players (max grade 100; minimum 10 snaps) : C Josh Baker 71.8, OG Alex Doost 70.5, OG Wendell Moe Jr. 69.2 Highest-graded defensive players : DE Lane Keneley 72.9, DE Tre Smith 72.1, CB Johno Price 68.0 Most snaps played on offense (out of 61) : Doost 61, OT Michael Wooten 61, Baker 58, Moe 58 Most snaps played on offense (non-QB/OL) : TE Sam Olson 54, WR Chris Hunter 51, WR Tetairoa McMillan 44 Most snaps played on defense (out of 65) : DB Genesis Smith 65, S Owen Goss 65, LB Taye Brown 62, CB Marquis Groves-Killebrew 62, S/LB Dalton Johnson 62 Noah Fifita passing depth : Behind LOS (2 of 5, 8 yards), 0-9 yards (10 of 14, 78 yards), 10-19 yards (1 of 4, 12 yards), 20-plus yards (1 of 3, 28 yards, 1 TD) Highest OL run-blocking grades : Doost 70.4, Moe 65.6, Baker 65.2 Highest OL pass-blocking grades : Baker 86.4, Moe 84.7, Wooten 79.4 Most defensive stops (tackles that constitute failure by offense) : DE Dominic Lolesio 3, Tre Smith 3, Johnson 2 Most QB pressures : DL Ta’ita’i Uiagalelei 4, Tre Smith 2, Lance Keneley 2 Highest tackling grades : CB Tacario Davis 81.3, Tre Smith 77.8, Uiagalelei 77.6 Most special-teams snaps : Brown 21, Kamuela Ka’aihue 18, Gavin Hunter 16 Team QB pressures/hits : Arizona 11/0 (29 dropbacks), ASU 11/6 (35 dropbacks) Team missed tackles : Arizona 11, ASU 14 SEASON OVERALL Highest-graded offensive players (max grade 100; minimum 120 snaps) : McMillan 84.1, Fifita 76.0, OT Jonah Savaiinaea 74.2 Highest-graded defensive players : Genesis Smith 71.9, DB Treydan Stukes 70.7, Tre Smith 70.2 Most snaps played on offense (out of 805) : Fifita 782, Moe 760, Savaiinaea 738 Most snaps played on offense (non-QB/OL) : McMillan 713, RB Quali Conley 542, TE Sam Olson 507 Most snaps played on defense (out of 807) : Genesis Smith 749, Brown 704, Davis 684 Fifita with clean pocket : 205 of 310 (66.1%), 2,101 yards, 10 TD, 7 INT Fifita under pressure : 55 of 120 (45.8%), 854 yards, 8 TD, 5 INT Most pass targets : McMillan 130, Chris Hunter 52, Conley 42 Highest OL run-blocking grades : Doost 64.5, Savaiinaea 62.8, Moe 60.1 Highest OL pass-blocking grades : Moe 87.0, Baker 85.7, Savaiinaea 83.4 Most defensive stops (tackles that constitute failure by offense) : Johnson 33, Tre Smith 29, Brown 28 Most QB pressures : Tre Smith 37, Uiagalelei 23, DE Chase Kennedy 20 Lowest missed-tackle percentage (minimum 45 tackle attempts) : Davis 6.7%, Johnson 11.8%, Brown 13.7% Lowest reception percentage against (minimum 35 targets) : CB Emmanuel Karnley 51.2% (22 of 43), Davis 54% (27 of 50), Genesis Smith 62.5% (25 of 40) Most special-teams snaps : Ka’aihue 177, Jack Luttrell 154, Gavin Hunter 141 Contact sports reporter/columnist Michael Lev at mlev@tucson.com . 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